Call of the Wylde

Owain Maraigh, one of the nine Druid brothers cursed by his Goddess, walks the earth as a vampire. His private mission is to find a cure for those who have been turned into vampires against their will. He also wants to be free of his own curse, but doesn’t think that he will ever meet his soul-mate who can free him from the curse. At least, not until he meets with Colette Wylde, who is carrying the torque that when worn by his soul-mate, will glow in acception. Colette is an obstetrician and after vampires wipe out her family, is trained to hunt and exacts revenge. Soon, she is caught up in the search for a cure, together with Owain to whom she is highly attracted to. She finds out that there are some good vampires in the world and their search takes them on a journey to Egypt, Ireland and Mexico. Owain, although falling hard for Colette, is still uncertain if he should resist her or acknowledge the call of the Wylde.

Fans of Cynarra Tregarth may have already read this book which came out with another publisher some time ago. Now released with Loose-Id, Ms. Tregarth continues to release this wonderful series and hopefully the stories of the rest of the brothers will soon follow. Ms Tregarth writes a fascinating plot, rich in description and adventure. She touches on so many legends and stories of the past that this reviewer’s head was slightly reeling, but it was truly all very fascinating stuff. Ms. Tregarth weaves it all together masterfully to create a very believable scenario and adds a hot, sexy love story to sweeten the palette. The love scenes are hot, sensuous and romantic. Both Colette and Owain are marvelously matched characters. Ms. Tregarth writes wonderful, multi-dimensional characters that the reader will be rooting and tooting for. Her villains are dark and mysterious and the secondary characters add depth and some extra entertainment to the whole story. All together a great read and this reviewer is certainly waiting rather impatiently for the next book!!

November 2006